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BP Claims and EAP`s

BP Claims Czar Dropped the Ball

When the the Deep Water Horizon blew up, causing the most catastrophic oil spill we have ever seen, BP took action paying people, the payouts were called called Emergency Advanced Payments. EAP`s as they became known were collected by many who were injured by the BP Oil Spill. Often when people think of getting paid by BP they are referring to these EAP`s. That`s because when the emergency claim period ended November 23, of 2010, and Ken Feinberg officially took over and created the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, very few larger claims were paid. The primary purpose of the GCCF was to pay people Interim Claims and Final Claims and process those BP Claims. The Interim Claims were meant to keep people and business`s afloat as the extent of the damage was evaluated and the true financial toll on people and business`s could be quantified. There was NEVER any mention of BP Quick Pays previously in the BP Claims process.

Quick Pay versus BP Claims

On December 13th, 2010 Feinberg changed all the rules and came out with the Quick Pay option, touted as a quick solution for those in the BP Claims Process. The BP Quick Pay`s would initially only be offered to the business`s and individuals ( 25k and 5k respectively) that had successfully received an EAP, that would also change as it became an instrument to prey on the desperate. All of this while Feinberg was telling the public that he and the GCCF were Independent of BP, it would later take a court ruling to get him to stop. When history looks back on this manipulation of the public trust by Ken Feinberg, it will go down as a black mark on the Obama Administration, and Ken Feinberg`s legacy. Over 100,000 people and business`s took the Quick Pay Option, many regret it. Anyone receiving a BP Quick Pay would give up their right to sue BP, and agree not to pursue their BP Claims. Meanwhile the GCCF and Feinberg would put BP Interim Claims on the back burner.

BP Claims Czar not Independent

Many like to say hindsight is twenty twenty, a quick look back at Feinbergs actions and his manipulation of the BP Claims process can only come up with one conclusion. He does work for BP. Judge Barbier may have put it best in his ruling regarding Feinberg`s claims of being Independent. Judge Barbier said “While BP may have delegated to Mr. Feinberg and the GCCF independence in the evaluation and payment of individual claims, many other facts support a finding that the GCCF and Mr. Feinberg are not completely ‘neutral’ and independent from BP.” Because of this many people who signed off on the BP Quick Pay, may be able to sue BP, the Judge has not made his ruling yet, regarding whether people were misled by Mr. Feinberg, or coerced because of duress. This could open the BP Claims process back up for over 100,000 people. The BP Claims process has some history to it now, and if you stop listening to the words from Mr. Feinberg, but look at his actions since he took over, the conclusion is simple, he is here to save BP money and delay your BP Claims.

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BP Claims and how to get Paid

Getting Your BP Claims Paid

You can make BP claims with the Gulf Coast Claims Facility created by BP and Ken Feinberg, who promised to ” Make it Right.” They also said your BP Claim would be handled within 90 days after the Emergency Claims deadline of November 23, 2010, but many who filed right after the deadline are still waiting. It is mid-June now and individuals and businesses have been waiting 9 months for their BP Claims money, only to hear we need more documents or their case is under review. Even worse, many people waiting for their BP Claims money, were told they were denied or simply offered the 5k quick pay for individuals or the 25k quick pay for businesses as long as they agreed not sue BP.

The best results I have seen for people going through the BP Claims process has been to hire a BP Claims Attorney. Instead of the GCCF being able to use bullying tactics, good oil spill attorneys will handle them for you. Instead of being offered for 1- 2 years of losses from BP, which I still have not heard of happening, oil spill attorneys will ask for 3-5 years of losses and handle negotiations for your BP Claims money for you. They will also push for interim payments so that you have some time to evaluate the true impact of the oil spill on you or your business. Many interim claims payments have been accompanied by final settlement offers. It is up to you to accept or reject your final BP claims settlement.

If your BP claim was denied, it may be a blessing in disguise, as you probably have all of your paperwork available, and when you give it to an Attorney they may be able to point out that you should have filed multiple BP Claims, or other things you may have overlooked. Having all your documents in order will certainly expedite your BP Claims.

BP Claims: How Long does it Take

If you are still waiting for the GCCF to “Make it Right,” your BP Claims money may have to wait until February of 2012 when the litigation is scheduled to begin. They may make an offer between now and then, but I would not bet on it unless it is a quick pay, or a low ball final settlement. Now mind you the GCCF could have a change of heart between now and then, and become immensely fair and truly try to make it right, but again I wouldn`t bet on it; it just doesn`t fit the present corporate culture when it comes to handling BP Claims.

BP Claims Attorneys that we have connected with have gotten their BP claims paid within 2 months recently. These attorneys know how to deal with the GCCF and they know how to organize your BP Claims and maximize your BP Claims. They are also quick to point out that you and your family or business may have multiple BP Claims. There is also an accelerated BP Claims process that I have been recently told about that helps large employers avoid laying off employees. Though there is no set time table to get your BP Claims paid, it does seem attorneys get them done much faster.

BP Claims: The Trickle Down Effect

If large segments of a community lose the ability to work, it’s natural that they stop spending money for other things. If they had received BP Claims money from the beginning it would have encouraged spending in those areas. Instead, businesses and the employees that work in those businesses bore a large brunt of the economic hardship and often the BP Claims process tries to overlook them. Beauty parlors, lawn services, general contractors, restaurants, many in the service areas of the Gulf economy were severely impacted by the Gulf Oil Spill. Any non-essential business was hit hard when people stopped spending in the Gulf Region, though BP has made it difficult for many in these businesses to file BP Claims, often citing that there is no correlation between the spill and the economic downturn, though we all know differently. The Oil Spill did have a direct economic impact for many and they should be compensated through the BP Claims process.

BP Attempts to Derail the BP Claims Process

“BP’s position is not that every single claim needs to be dismissed,” Andrew Langan, BP’s lawyer, told U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier at today’s hearing. Claims that have been improperly filed or not yet presented to BP’s trust fund should be dismissed, he said.

So in essence BP does not want to pay your BP Claim if you made a mistake on your BP Claim or if you haven`t filed one yet. Unless I am reading this way out of context, and I don`t think I am, BP is trying to mitigate it`s damages and block people from becoming part of the BP Claims process, if they have not already received your BP Claim, or they made a mistake filling it out. The truth is more then 70% of those eligible still have not filed their BP Claims.

Report Blames Obama, BP Claims not getting paid

The committee, chaired by Darrell Issa, said: “Many believe BP is not meeting its obligations and the federal government has abdicated its responsibility to intervene. The report also strongly criticized Barack Obama’s administration for failing to take charge of the clean-up and compensation, slamming the President for placing “the perpetrator of a reckless and unnecessary tragedy at the helm of the recovery operations”. The BP Claims Process has created the following according to the report “excessive compensation delays, inconsistent judgments, requirements that victims relinquish further claims against BP as a condition of compensation, and efforts to dissuade victims from obtaining legal representation.”

The report cited several glaring examples of the lack of consistency in the BP Claims Process. perhaps the most glaring was two fishermen in the Lafourche Parish who filled out very similar claims and had similar incomes, but one received $100,000 more. We have heard even worse BP Claims inconsistencies, for example we have often heard of two waiters or waitresses at the same restaurant, making the same money, putting in identical claims, only to have one claim accepted and another rejected. The BP claims process has been anything but fair.

BP Claims and You

I urge you to look at your income from previous years compared to 2010 and 2011, I urge you to look at the value of your Business, if you notice a drop, and it is in anyway connected to the Oil Spill, I strongly urge you to file a BP Claim. If you lost revenue, and it is Oil Spill related you are entitled to file a BP Claim. Personally I believe the whole Gulf Region was shutdown during the whole spill, and people immediately stopped spending. Some areas are rebounding faster then others, but what does the future hold?

BP set aside 20 Billion dollars to settle the BP Claims. According to recent articles, BP thinks it can get them all settled for less then 5 Billion, last month they thought they could have everything settled for less then 10 Billion, in essence BP just saved 5 Billion Dollars in one month, and do you know whose pocket that 5 Billion Dollars came from, it came from YOURS. BP is trying to shirk their responsibility to pay BP Claims, just listen to their own lawyers.

So if you want Help, we have connected with what I feel are some of the Best Attorneys in the country to handle your BP Claims, they can tell you if you have a BP Claim, and that is Free.

The GCCF to Settle Some BP Claims in Mass

I have been informed by several large firms that they are in discussions with GCCF and BP Claims Representatives. They are preparing to settle their entire case loads, or blocks of them with the GCCF. We are in constant contact with these firms, and can help you get your BP Claim included in these settlement proceedings. That being said there are no guarantees, but if you are serious about settling your BP Claim and you are tired of being put on hold by the GCCF, now is the time to fill out our Free Case Review Form. The BP Claims process has been a nightmare for many, they have strung out so many for so long, with no end in sight, only to keep telling people, your BP Claim is being reviewed. This is just a tactic by the GCCF to get you to give up on your BP Claim, or accept a token offer.. I have been telling you all for weeks that the GCCF was getting ready to settle out BP Claims in blocks or the Attorneys entire case load, well the time has come to get paid for your BP Claims.

You may have Multiple BP Claims

What many people failed to realize is that they were also able to file several different BP Claims with the GCCF. For example if you had a business, a few pieces of real estate, couldn`t find other work, participated in the VOO program, you would have multiple BP Claims. The GCCF does not want you to recognize this. It is important for Business`s and Individuals to recognize and relate each area where the Oil Spill cost them money. If you are a restaurant and the oil spill caused a rise in seafood prices, as was the case as much of it had to get shipped in, besides just loosing customers, you also had your costs rise, how long will that go on for. Lets say that restaurant also owned the building, and the land it sits on, that`s another BP Claim.

Denied BP Claims

If your BP Claim was denied, it is not the end of the world. The good news is you probably have all your paperwork together or at least the bulk of it. The Attorneys we have connected with can help you organize your claims. I have been hearing from 100`s of people who worked next to people who got paid, yet they were denied their BP Claim. This shows the inconsistency of the GCCF and the BP Claims processes. The GCCF most often strung these people along, again saying your BP Claim is under review, or we need more documentation. Then out of the blue many went to their mailbox, or checked their BP claims status online only to find out they had been denied.The BP Claims process has been anything but fair, and the Attorneys we have connected with understand that. It is time to get your BP Claims paid and the time is NOW.

Business Owners feel the BP Claims Pinch

Smaller BP claims are getting paid first, these are typically claims that are 25,000 dollars or less. This goes along with what I have been saying, that the BP claims process run by the GCCF and Ken Feinberg wants to look impressive statistically. The BP claims breakdown according to the GCCF`s own numbers shows that more then 40% of all claims that have been paid are below $25,000, while only 5% of the BP claims that have been paid are above 500,000 dollars. Many business`s have lost more then a million dollars, and have found little to no relief from the BP claims process.

BP Claims Status and the Waiting Game

If you have been following this blog you will remember that I told you BP is using Delay, Deny, and Defend tactics. These tactics are text book, and have been utilized by unscrupulous insurance companies for years. They promised individuals and business`s that they would have their BP Claims figured out within 90 days, and be forthcoming with Interim payments as to cover losses on a quarterly basis. Instead they waited individuals and business`s out, and then offered them a new alternative called the BP Claims Quick Pay Option. This gave individuals 5k and business`s 25k if they agreed not to further sue BP. Over 100,000 business`s and individuals fell into this trap. They preyed on the desperate, and many people signed off because they were in full blown economic collapse, and something was better then nothing.

Your BP claim is being reviewed

This is perhaps the most common thing I hear when I am answering the help line. I often hear from people who have kept calling the GCCF, only to hear that their BP claim is being reviewed or that they need more documents. Many of the calls come from people that filed their BP Claims in late November, right after the November 23rd deadline. Well, its about to be June now and they still have not gotten paid, that`s over 6 months without a regular income, or no income for many. Houses are being foreclosed on, Business`s are shutting their doors, and BP is slow to pay if they pay at all. In the meantime people are picking up work wherever they can just to keep the electric on. The BP claims process is broken, this is not what they promised. They want to drive us into desperation so we will take whatever comes our way. Last quarter BP made over 7 Billion Dollars profit, but left many in the BP Claims process with the words your BP Claim is being reviewed.

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